Wednesday, January 28, 2015

Help each other to face life.

Life, as we all know, has its ups and downs. It is quite
human to be confused at times. There would be moments or situations in life
when we falter. We would be at a loss to decide what should be done next; our
mind and brain would not work hand in hand then. It is in such situations when
we yearn for someone who would actually understand us and would come forward to
help us unconditionally.

There would be many who would try to find fault with us and
may be quite a few who would give us some moral support. There may be again a
few who would assure us that everything is not lost and that we can still make
it. But then there would be only a handful that would actually stretch out
their hands and guide us to a doorway that would open new horizons for us. They
would be magnanimous enough to look above our negatives, to put our faults
under the carpet and would just concentrate on strengthening our positives and
receding energy. They won’t be mere advisers or well-wishers. They would help
us physically and mentally to overcome a failure or a bad patch in life. They
would be the ones who really understand us and our problems genuinely and would
boost our positives that can be developed to help us in taking a fresh step
with renewed energy.

I know it is difficult to find such people and I know too
that it is much more difficult for such persons to take up the challenge of
helping out a person who has had a fall in life. But those who take the efforts
and pain to do so, I believe, are doing something divine; something more
divine, I would say, than saving a life. It is not easy to give a helping hand
to someone who has lost hope in life. Life becomes almost a burden when you
can’t live it. It is then that those who volunteer to share your burden become
very crucial and important for you. It is not the time when you would need
advice or a post-mortem of your past be done; it is the time when you need
someone to energize your thoughts and actions to produce positive results.

So, let us try to be more humane when we come across people
who encounter such situations. Let it be a relative, friend or even a stranger.
A moment you share with him, a word of solace and an assurance that you are
with him may bring a positive change in his life and instill in him the
confidence that one door will open when one closes. It is not just about
telling him what to do; it should be more about telling him what and how to do
in the way he can do it. The strategy for helping out a physically disabled
person will certainly have to be different from helping a financially weak
person. We should be aware and concerned about the physical, mental and social
constraints or limitations of someone before actually lending a helping hand. It
is difficult but not impossible. We can give it a try and bring smile to a face
and give him hope that he can still live life to the fullest.